Skin (2008 film)

Skin
Theatrical poster
Directed byAnthony Fabian
Written by
  • Helen Crawley
  • Anthony Fabian
  • Jessie Keyt
  • Helena Kriel
Produced by
  • Anthony Fabian
  • Genevieve Hofmeyr
  • Margaret Matheson
Starring
CinematographyDewald Aukema
Jonathan Partridge
Edited bySt. John O'Rorke
Music byHelene Muddiman
Distributed byBBC Films (United Kingdom)
Release dates
  • 7 September 2008 (2008-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 24 July 2009 (2009-07-24) (United Kingdom)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Skin is a 2008 biographical drama film directed by Anthony Fabian. It is based on the book When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race by Judith Stone, and the life of Sandra Laing, a South African woman born to white parents, who was classified as "Coloured" during the apartheid era, presumably due to a genetic case of atavism.

Skin had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2008, and was released in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2009.